Why don't children read

When I was six years old and had not yet gone to school, I independently read Dunno, all its parts. I had this thick green book with almost no pictures, and in the summer I sat on the couch all day long and read it. I wonder why my children can't do this?

The truth is that when I was six years old and did not yet go to school, I spent the whole summer with my grandmother at the dacha. My parents came for the weekend, there were no friends around, there was no TV, and what’s more, we didn’t even have electricity. There was Dunno, and I read it.

My children have educational activities, trips, holidays, a tablet and cartoons. They would hardly be interested in that thick green book. In general, they are unlikely to read most of the books that I read as a child - be it for pleasure or as part of the school curriculum. But that doesn't mean they won't read. They will read - differently and in a different way - and most likely, much more than I did in my time. They are five and three, and we have already read Dunno (a big beautiful book with pictures), although they didn’t really like it. Barto and the Brothers Grimm, Bianki and Krylov - all by.

Their favorite childhood characters are the Gruffalo, Curious George, Karlchen, Moon Baby, Gerald the Giraffe, Russell the Sheep, Shmyak the Kitten, and many, many others, most of whom I met at the same time as my children. We read a lot and with pleasure, we have five bookcases at home, and the children compete with each other for the right to choose a book for the night. And then another one. And one more. And further. And - mom, you're falling asleep again, mom, don't sleep, mom, read, read, read!

My children read not because they are so smart, and not because I force them, but because they are interested. Properly chosen modern books with colorful author's illustrations, high-quality translations and an interesting plot will not leave any child indifferent.

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